The Real Life Downton Abbey: How Life Was Really Lived in Stately Homes a Century Ago by Jacky Hyams

Author:Jacky Hyams
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781843589556
Publisher: John Blake
Published: 2011-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN UPPERS AND LOWERS

The innate snobbery of many of the upper servants – governesses, for some reason, can be particularly snobbish towards the lowers, perhaps because they are acutely conscious of their mid-ranking status, neither lower class or quite middle – means that relationships between uppers and lowers is, at best, functional. The rules are always there. Being forbidden to speak at mealtimes, for instance, unless an upper addresses you directly, doesn’t do much to foster good relationships, especially if you’re a young and vulnerable new recruit. The best you can say about these social situations is that the lowers are very much the apprentices, there to learn the ways of service. And if they’re willing to work hard, they might be fortunate enough to have an upper servant supervising them who appreciates their diligence. Provided they keep quiet and don’t break a single rule.

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